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St. Francis, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of St. Francis, Arkansas (St. Francis, AR — Census place “St. Francis city”) is 220 residents, ranking #433 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $37,308, the median home is worth $38,500 and median gross rent runs $650 a month. Looking for the St. Francis Arkansas ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve St. Francis, AR: 72454, 72464.
- Population
- 220St. Francis city residents
- Median household income
- $37,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $38,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $650Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71%Owner-occupied households
St. Francis ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Francis.
The St. Francis AR ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in St. Francis city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Francis city median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 71% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
St. Francis city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
St. Francis city is a very small community in Arkansas, with 220 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #433 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 30% of them. The median age here is 49.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in St. Francis city earn a median of $37,308 a year, 52.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in St. Francis city is valued at $38,500, 87.3% below the national figure and 70% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $650 a month, 53.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,800 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 220 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare St. Francis city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Little Rock city 202,739
- Fayetteville city 97,227
- Fort Smith city 89,496
- Springdale city 87,388
- Jonesboro city 79,187
- Rogers city 71,411
- Conway city 66,288
- North Little Rock city 64,504
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of St. Francis city?
- St. Francis city has 220 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #433 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in St. Francis city?
- Median household income in St. Francis city is $37,308 a year, 52.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Francis city?
- Median gross rent is $650 a month and the median home value is $38,500, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
- Is St. Francis city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Francis city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this St. Francis city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.